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H. cQLocKE.

Corn Planter.j

No. 77,057. Patented 'Ap'rl 21,1868.

Wv'n/esses: Inventor:

MMX/4m @GMM Mvg @www n. c. Loon-n, .or sonnes-VILLE', TQENNESSEE.

Lam Pacman. 77,057, dared April 2 1, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-PLANTER.

tite dgrtule referat in it lnsrltttteranttnt :taunting gaat 'ni its time.

TO ALL WHOM IT AMAY CONCERN y Beit known -tbat I, H.'C. LocKEoi" Somersville, in the countyof Fayette, and State ,of Tennessee,`have invented a new and useful Improvement inl Corn-Planters and. I-fdo hereby declare the following to be` a full,

clear, and exact'descrip'tionrof the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is aside elevation of my machine. v' Figure 12 is a front elevation of the same. l Y

My invention consists inan improved form of planter for corn or other seeds, which are to. be deposited'in hills at equal distances apart ;l and in order that others may understand'the construction and operationof the saine, I will proceed' to particularly describe it. 'I

A, iig. 1, 1epresents the frameicf the planter, which Vis c onstructed of two pieces oftimber, forming the sides, the rear ends conncctedby a short piece framed in, which ne'cd be but littleflong'er than theaxleoffthe. wheel, and theforward ends by a; piece, B, which extends beyond thev'silde-pieces, and serves as a tongue, to which the horses are attached-when thelplanter is in use.' This piece B extends back nearly t'o the wheel, `and l serves as a support for the hopper F, and is lrnily secured to' the side-pieces by bolts passing through the three parts, or in any other suitableina'nner. The forward ends of the'side-pieces are made with projections on* the outer edges, to .which .the 1ar1ns,'a.a', of the iploughs, C C are attached, and theseprojections should hold the arms a a at such distance apart that the ploughs shall eachturn a'furrow inward, so as to form a perfect ridge, -I

in which the seed 'may bev deposited. The arms q a are made of metal, with two standards andV a `connectingsole at the bottom, of .the form shown in fig. 1, curving lforward as they extend downward, and to the lower A forward part ofzeach, the ploughs C C are secured by a bolt passing through the, centre. '.lhe arm a, being constructed with two-standards, connected at their lower en dsby a connecting-bar, which acts as asole, to steady the implement duringits operationfisl'readily and iirmly attached to the side o i' edge of the frame, and serves the double function of strengthening the plough-connection and regulating the operation of the same. These ploughs are so fitted to the arms a a as to each turn a furrow inward, thereby forming aproper ridge iii which the seed may be placed. They are made of plates of steel or-iron, as desired, and such shapel as the longitudinal `section of a spindle,whosc length is about/'twice itsdiameter, so` thatl when the lower points are worn away, the lupperfmay be substitutedA iu their places. Alittle to the rearv of the ploughs, andmidway y between them, is the drill-toothrE, A'which'isirmly secured tothe frame A, and A'projects downwardnearly as far as the pointsof the ploughs. 4This drill-tooth-is pointed'at the lower end, and is curved slightlyv forward, and its use is tofopen the top of theridge formed by theI ploughs, andleave a `narrowand shallow trench thereon, in whichthe seedwill fall. l t l I A' On the top of `the frame, just forward of fthe wheel, is placed .the hopperjF, for holding the corn .or -"other seed to be planted, anda'l small hole is made downward through-the frame, underneath the hopper, which hole is closed by a gate, b, on the undei` side o`t` the frame. I This gate slides iu guides'fastened. to/the under side of" the frame,'and is kept closed by the spring c pressing againstjhe forward end of'said gate. l To the rear left'- hand cornervof the gate b is an arimd, (or it may all be made ofone pie'ce,) which projects backward to one side of the wheel G sudiciently far to be operated by the cam e, onthe'. side o f the rim of said'wheel. The cam c is of metal, and 'attached to one side of-the'rim of thewheel-in such a manner that, as the wheel is turned.,

it will strike thearm d ofthe gate, and force the gate forward, thereby opeuvngthc hole ybelow the hopperso v as to admit the passage of the desired number of' kernels, and, as the cam e passes' beyond the arm d, the gate is instantlyclosed bythe spring' c. AThe wheel Gr is madey ofany'desiredsize, and may have-'two or morecanis upon its side, as it may.v bedesired tohave'the hills near or fartherfapa'rt, and the cams e'may be of such length as will allow the gate to remain opena longer orshorte'r time, so that a greater or less number of kernelsmay be deposited in the hill, as desired. To the r'ear ofh the frame is' attachedthe 'dragging-block- H, which drags behind the wheel, and, by. its weight and shape, eilectually covers the Agrain as it passes along the trench vmade by the drilltooth F. It is slightly hollowed out on the lower surface; which is Vin contact with the ground, so

ss to better gather'the loose soil `remove-d bythe drill-too'tl1, and leave thepridge, when complete, round and smooth.` l

To the sides ofthe frmneA,4 at proper points, are the staples ff, iniwhch handles g g are inserted, for the better guidance of the machine. Thesel handles are connected4 near' the `top by a. cross-bar Il, nod additional strength is secured by the upright supports z' z', which ore secured tothe main iframe.

Hoving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as ne\v.is'- e n V 1. The reversible ploughs C C, mounted on the standards a, constructed and arranged substantially as described, in combination with the drill-tooth E and -tl1e.sced-ho`pper F, as 'and for the purpose set forth.

i 2. The seed-hopper Fprovicledrwith'thc gate operated b y. the springl c und' cam e, or 4the wheel G, os :md

i for the 'purpose described.

l 3. The combination of the reversible p'loughs C, drilltooth-Eond seed-illoppei- F, withits automatic disohcrgng-mechunism,"and the dragging coverexl H, arranged and 'operating as described.

4. The stendardo, constructed with'twouu'prigllt bars and o, horizontiLl'.conriccton-b.r at the bottom, 4substantially us-shoxvnond for the purpose described.

H'. C.' LOCKE.

Witnesses:

It. S. Looms, J. AU. Locus. 

